Thursday, 13 October 2011

Detailed shot list of specific scenes

Shot list for the opening scene

1. Close up of Thomas’ hand setting fire to an old picture of him and his ex girlfriend.
2. Medium shot in slow motion as you see the burning picture fall towards the ground.
3. Long shot of Douglas walking down the isolated road.
4. Aerial/Birds eye view shot on the ground looking at a pile of mess that Tom has of his ex-girlfriend as it burns.
5. Medium shot of Douglas lip syncing the lyrics of the song, showing his facial expression as he sings and his appearance as the singer in the alternative rock genre.
6. Establishing wide shot of the surroundings of the location of trees nearby the road.
7. Tracking medium shot of Thomas’ bottom half of his leg and feet as he walks away from the fire.
8. Medium shot of homeless male begging for money.
9. Medium shot of Douglas lip syncing the beginning of the first chorus.
10. Close up of Thomas as he smiles still walking away from the fire.
11. Low angle shot as the Homeless man holds out his hands beginning for money, as Thomas walks by.
12. Extreme close up of Thomas taking change out of his back pocket to give the homeless man.
13. Close up of homeless mans hands and Thomas’s hands as he passes the money over to him
14. Extreme close up of the homeless man’s face at the side as Thomas walks away in the background and a smile is seen upon the homeless man’s face.

Shot list for the last chorus scene.

1. Close up of Douglas lip synching the chorus and acting out in a way that fits with the alternative rock genre.
2. Medium shot as Thomas walks down the same road towards Douglas, on the way meeting his new lover and hits passed Douglas on the shoulder.
3. Close up of Douglas smiling as Thomas hits him and doesn’t look back, with a focus on Thomas over the shoulder of Douglas as he looks back at him.
4. Long wide shot of the isolated road showing Douglas on the right side of the frame and Thomas on the left as they move further away from each other.
5. Medium shot of Thomas’ lover as she looks up and down the road looking for him.
6. Stop frame close up shots as letters spell out the lyrics, “ I’ll be the one to make you smile “
7. Medium close as Thomas reaches his arms out as he approaches his lover.
8. Medium shot of them both hugging.
9. Extreme close up on her face as she smiles on his shoulders.
10. Long shot of the surroundings they are in, with them both in the middle of the frame.

Shot list for the last scene/verse

1. Close up on Douglas as he looks into the sky lip syncing the final verse, whilst taking of his hat.
2. Low angle, point of view shot of the dull looking sky.
3. Close up of Thomas and his lover looking each other in the eyes as the camera pans around them.
4. Extreme close up of the fire burning out as the mess is turned into love together with Thomas and his lover.
5. Close up of them holding hands waling into the distance turning into a long shot as they go more out of focus and less visible.
6. Close up on a clock as the time stands still then begins to go by fast.
7. Final shot of a medium shot of Douglas Lip syncing the last line as the camera tracks away from him.

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